Oregon Revised Statutes
The Legislative Assembly or the Secretary of State, whichever is applicable, shall consider the following criteria when apportioning the state into congressional and legislative districts: Each district, as nearly as practicable, shall: Be contiguous; Be of equal population; Utilize existing geographic or political boundaries; Not divide communities of …
When apportioning the state into congressional or legislative districts, the Legislative Assembly shall hold at least 10 public hearings at locations throughout the state prior to proposing a reapportionment plan. In addition to the hearings required under subsection (1) of this section, the Legislative Assembly or the Secretary of State, whichever is appli…
The Secretary of State shall adopt rules the secretary considers necessary in carrying out the secretary’s reapportionment duties under ORS 188.010 to 188.305 and section 6, Article IV of the Oregon Constitution. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
One Representative to the Congress of the United States shall be elected in each congressional district at the general election every two years.
If a vacancy in election or office of Representative in Congress or United States Senator occurs before the 61st day before the general election, the Governor shall call a special election to fill that vacancy. If a vacancy in election or office of United States Senator occurs after the 62nd day before the general election but on or before the general elect…
As used in this section: “Elector” has the meaning given that term in ORS 247.002. “Legislatively adopted reapportionment plan” means a plan for the reapportionment of congressional districts that has passed the Legislative Assembly and that is signed, or allowed to become law without signature, by the Governor. An elector may file a petition in Marion Co…
Note: After adjournment of the 2001 regular session of the Legislative Assembly, the Multnomah County Circuit Court ordered adoption of congressional district boundaries. The court’s order arose out of Perrin v. Kitzhaber, No. 0107-07021, which held the congressional district boundaries described in 188.135 unconstitutional. The court’s opinion was dated Oct…
The State of Oregon is portioned into six congressional districts composed, respectively, of the following counties or parts thereof: First District: Clatsop County; Columbia County; that portion of Multnomah County lying within blocks 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4006, 400…
Note: Chapter 482, Oregon Laws 1961, including the apportionments under 182.210 and 188.220, was held unconstitutional in In Re Legislative Apportionment, 228 Or. 562, 364 P.2d 1004 (1961). A reapportionment drafted by the Secretary of State was approved by the Oregon Supreme Court in In Re Legislative Apportionment, 228 Or. 575, 365 P.2d 1042 (1961), and be…
First District: That portion of Coos County lying within blocks 1033, 1034, 1035, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1052, 2005, 2006, 2016 and 2040 of census tract 103; blocks 1000, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033, 2034, 2035, 2036, 2037, 2038, 2039, 2040, 2041, 2042, 2043, 2044, 2045, 2046, 2047, 2048, 2049, 2050, 2051, 2052, 2053, 2054, 20…
The 30 senatorial districts are as follows: ______________________________________________________________________________ Senate District House District Number Numbers 1 1 & 2 2 3 & 4 3 5 & 6 4 7 & 8 5 9 & 10 6 11 & 12 7 13 & 14 8 15 & 16 9 17 & 18 10 19 & 20 11 21 & 22 12 23 & 24 13 25 & 26 14 27 & 28 15 29 & 30 16 31 & 32 17 33 & 34 1…